第255期:主餐一道:泛聽練習
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The average price for a gallon of gas across the country _1_ course and edging up. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says it's the first price hike since September 6th.
美國國內每加侖汽油的平均價格發(fā)生逆轉,目前正在慢慢上漲 。分析師特雷比·倫德伯格表示,這是汽油價格自9月6日以來的首次上漲 。
"In these two weeks, the price of regular grade is up 3% to $3.25 and just prior to now they _2_ by 37 cents per gallon over nine weeks."
“這兩周以來,普通汽油的價格上漲了3%,達到3.25美元,而此前的九周,每加侖價格已經(jīng)猛跌了37美分 。”
Lundberg says crude oil has become more expensive and _3_ can't cut prices any more.
倫德伯格表示,原油越來越貴,煉制者不可能再削減價格 。
The new Hunger Game sequel Catching Fire _4_ a record at the box office. It's taking in more than $161 million. The most for a November _5_. And Catching Fire is doing far better in overseas than the 2012 original, taking in more than $146 million internationally.
系列電影《饑餓游戲》的第二部《星火燎原》創(chuàng)造了票房記錄 。進賬超過1.61億美元 。是十一月首周末票房最高的電影 。《星火燎原》的海外票房也比2012年首部作品要更加搶眼,其國際票房收獲1.46億美元 。
詞匯解析:
1. edge up
慢慢向上邊靠攏;漸升;微升;
eg. The number of visitors could edge up.
游客數(shù)量可能會略微增長 。
eg. Unemployment will edge up, but not by much.
失業(yè)率將緩慢上升,但增幅不是很大 。
2. prior to
在…之前;先于;
eg. Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York.
在去日本之前,他去了紐約 。
eg. A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.
在槍殺案發(fā)生之前,有人目睹一位男子在這附近游蕩,該男子可能與此案有關 。